The Afghanistan Health Ministry on Monday announced that Afghanistan has begin another polio vaccination campaign to protect over 5.3 million children under 5. The Ministry spokesman, Dr Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that the three-day campaign which is the fifth this year will cover 11 of the country’s 34 provinces The official urged religious…
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has said it is pioneering a research project to develop a vaccine targeting the specific HIV strains found in West Africa. The institute is partnering with the World Health Organisation (WHO), USAID, and other global organisations to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases in the region. Speaking…
Yobe Government says it has intensified immunisation campaigns across the state to curb the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Muhammad Gana disclosed this during a Media Dialogue and Field Mission to commemorate the 2025 African Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week on Tuesday in Damaturu. He said the…
The Kremlin said on Monday that the position of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gave Moscow satisfaction, but declined to comment on Trump’s hopes for a peace deal this week. Trump, seeking to be remembered as a peacemaker, has repeatedly said he wants to end the “bloodbath” of…
National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) says Nigeria will be receiving some expatriated Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands in June. Mr Olugbile Holloway, Director-General of NCMM, in a statement on Wednesday, said that 119 Benin bronzes would be returned to Nigeria in batches as the nation begins to receive the artefacts in June. Holloway…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday visited the residence of the late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to commiserate with his family over the death of their patriarch. A former Commonwealth General-Secretary, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who had earlier paid the deceased’s family…
The Federal High Court (FHC) on Tuesday, said that the new judge assigned to adjudicate on the case against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has stepped down. The FHC, in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, described the report as “false and misleading.” The News…
The Command in Anambra has confirmed that a gunshot incident in the Ukwulu community, Dunukofia Local Government Area, on Saturday stemmed from a longstanding dispute between two siblings.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Awka. Ikenga stated that the siblings had been involved in…
Overshadowed by international crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank annual meeting is due to start on Monday in the U.S. capital, Washington. The meeting is to bring together finance ministers, representatives from the financial sector and development cooperation, as well as central bankers. The discussions, set to run until Sunday, are…
Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have said. The UN agency said the security forces entered the six schools and gave “illegal” closure orders effective in 30 days. It said the school closure directly impacted some 800 boys…
